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Ogunquit vs Freeport vs Arrowsic

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ogunquit has the most people working from home (43.3%).
Freeport has the most renters (22.4% rent).
Arrowsic has the most kids (22.4% under 18).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

MeasureOgunquitFreeportArrowsic
People
Population
1,379
8,802Highest
597Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+76.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
+10.9%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
62.8±4.8Highest
40% above ME
48.8±4.3Lowest
9% above ME
50.3±8.7
12% above ME
Ogunquit and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
5.7%±3.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
19.4%±3.5
ME: 18.1%
22.4%±7.8Highest
ME: 18.1%
Arrowsic and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
43.6%±10.1Highest
ME: 22.4%
26.7%±4.9Lowest
ME: 22.4%
31.8%±11.2
ME: 22.4%
Ogunquit and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
63.5%
ME: 36.2%
59.6%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
64.7%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.2%±2.8
ME: 5.8%
5%±2.3Highest
ME: 5.8%
3.2%±2.7Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Freeport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$114,259±$56kHighest
53% above ME
$107,326±$19k
44% above ME
$99,107±$27kLowest
33% above ME
Ogunquit and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$875,700±$79kHighest
195% above ME
$508,400±$76kLowest
71% above ME
$584,200±$150k
97% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,439±$123Lowest
26% above ME
$1,600±$412Highest
40% above ME
Arrowsic and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,473
47% above ME
$5,042Highest
66% above ME
$3,521Lowest
16% above ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±61.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
62%±18.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Freeport and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.2%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
8.5%
ME: 10.7%
16.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94.3%
ME: 74.3%
77.6%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
95.3%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978Lowest
1 yr newer than ME
1984
7 yrs newer than ME
1985Highest
8 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
7% above ME
24 minLowest
4% below ME
29 minHighest
20% above ME
Work from home
43.3%±12.4Highest
ME: 15.9%
21.2%±5.8
ME: 15.9%
20.6%±9Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #4 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 05 —
High school in town — Freeport High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.2
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.